BYZANTIN RELIQUARY CROSS DITE ENCOLPION, BYZANTIN... Lot 92
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BYZANTIN RELIQUARY CROSS DITE ENCOLPION, BYZANTIN EMPIRE 13th-14th CENTURIES
gold, rock crystal, traces of enamel.
The cross opens with a hinge at the bélière, closed at the bottom by a key. Six rock-crystal cabochons covering small, faded phylacteries are set on each side. The backgrounds show traces of enamel, black on the front and turquoise on the reverse; the borders and cross are finely guilloché.
(As is)
A gold encolpion reliquary cross pendant, Byzantine Empire, 13th/14th century
HEIGHT 5.10 - WIDTH 3,20 CM - H.2 - W. 1,3 IN
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